Health
Blood Sugar
One of the most predictable age-related physiological changes is the loss of
glucose tolerance, i.e., the tendency for the development of diabetes and
sub-clinical “prediabetes.” These changes are largely due to a progressive
age-related resistance of the hypothalamus and peripheral tissues (i.e.,
muscles) to the effects of insulin (insulin resistance). Insulin resistance
often results in hypertension, atherosclerosis, non-insulin dependent diabetes
(Type II diabetes), obesity, and other degenerative illnesses. Normalizing
insulin sensitivity and reducing blood sugar levels ameliorate these conditions.
The formulas in this section support healthy blood sugar levels.
Age-Related Loss of Insulin Sensitivity
One of the most universal changes with age is a progressive loss of glucose
tolerance. When this loss of glucose tolerance becomes pronounced, it is
diagnosed as diabetes. The diagnostic criteria for older people are much less
strict than the criteria for younger people. If the same criteria were used for
older people as are used for younger people, nearly every senior citizen would
be diagnosed as diabetic. The most likely cause of this loss of glucose
tolerance with age is a progressive loss of insulin sensitivity — i.e., a loss
of sensitivity to insulin by hypothalamic receptors, and a decreased response to
glucose and insulin by the peripheral tissues. The NATURAL formulas below
support blood sugar levels and diabetes.
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